It’s also the 57th anniversary of Twister being patented. It went on to become hugely popular, even though executives at Milton Bradley thought it was “sex in a box”, and the Sears catalogue deemed it “too risqué”. Somehow, Eva Gabor playing it on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson helped...

Bit of glamour first thing this morning.

@mrsnodes.bsky.social jazz at the Lion tonight. Arnie Somogyi on bass.

Local Robin became very upset that I was listening to a recording of a Cetti’s warbler in the garden. He’s up in the birch tree now being cross.

#Nationalmeadowsday who knew!

Marie Curie died on this day in 1934, having made history as the first woman to win the Nobel Prize. But few know that she also invented X-ray ambulances that saved countless lives during the war, which she chauffeured with her daughter:

Did anyone else’s family wake them up to see the Apollo 11 moon landing ? I can’t recall whether I went to school the next day or not, I just remember watching it live with my Dad.

We are thrilled to be publishing @levparikian.bsky.social's upcoming book #Wayfarers: The Incredible Story of Animal Migration! Publishing April 2027. Read more @bookbrunch.bsky.social: www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... #Nature #Migration #BirdMigration #AnimalMigration #NonFiction #Birdwatcher

I don’t think I’ve seen a field like this since I was a child. It’s in Buckinghamshire spotted on a @ramblers walk and was alive with marbled white butterflies.

This I wrote in sorrow, & as self-therapy, after visiting & walking a short reach of a precious English chalk-stream.

Enjoying this excellent book that I picked up from Oxfam. Finding that Jim Ghedi’s Wasteland makes a very fine soundtrack to go with it.

@greenleejw.bsky.social one for you I think. 😊

Share Josie George's delight in the blackbirds song in today's lovely @theguardian.com country diary. #countrydiary #naturewriting

An almighty and reflective work of Wild Service by @amyjanebeer.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/amyjaneb...

The version I chose was with Sandy Denny live, which I can never hear without becoming all 😢 www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSUg...

Can anyone help identify this butterfly from my terrible photos? In Bedfordshire near hedgerow and river. It was fast, flew erratically, I thought it was bigger than a Holly blue, silver outer wings with no brown dots on the edges and bright blue inner wings. I

By the way, this is lovely. www.channel4.com/programmes/b...

Got my tickets 😊 saw this at Stratford last year and it’s a very succinct (about 90 minutes) and thought provoking interpretation of Hamlet. Just have to go again. W.A.S.T.E subscribers (it’s free) can buy tickets today, general sale opens Friday at 10.00 www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/202...

This month’s round up includes bitterns in Bedfordshire, fairies in West Yorkshire, historical fiction, and an update from the world of charity freelancing. shellydennison.substack.com/p/june-2026

Not sure why this is her chosen cool spot but if it works for her who am I to question it.

Thunder and some rain, I am very grateful as is the garden.

Always something appropriate to listen to. No talk or adverts to destroy the vibe. Thank you @radiolento.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/r...

Conservative leader, gracious as ever on Kier’s departure (not). Have a day off you nasty pieces of work.

Loved the series Big Boys it contained a lot of very truthful moments. “ I think funerals need a rebrand. People should not be defined by their death, but celebrated for who they were in life.” www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

I grumble to myself about my neighbour’s giant pine tree sometimes but honestly, it’s nearly 10.00am and still cool and shady. It also has goldcrest inhabitants. Confession, the smaller birch is on my side 🤭

Happy 60th Brov. Lovely day spent at a stunning house with massive grounds and the most incredible trees. Even got a photo of him with our Mum.

‘The Oak King and the Holly King’ linocut print. ‘The Holly King and Oak King represent the winter and summer in folklore and mythological traditions. The two kings engage in endless “battle” reflecting the seasonal cycles of the year: not only solar light and dark, but also crop renewal and growth.

Some Cosmo Sheldrake oddness. Old Ocean. youtu.be/qigAJiydFWs?...

Darwin Nunez unhelpfully messing around with his hair every five minutes has left us drawing standalone hairstyles to swap in to ensure accuracy

It’s not Kenny is it [email protected]

Go well Abdullah Ibrahim. Another performer from my uni years whose music was often playing in the shared house. youtu.be/poYFln5s4e0?...

Last night I left the window open #illustration #moth

I know Andy is a great photographer of the spaces both inside and outside of church architecture but his paintings of some of the details are equally captivating. There’s a video of his concertina book near the end of the post.

I shall only be keeping up with what’s happening with the football via No Score Draws on Bsky. Good to see them here.

Right #Catsofbluesky #cats #Caturday which of you lucky cats are gonna get your human staff to buy you this cat sofa? craftysharp.etsy.com

Always look up. The rafters were a long way up and quite shaded but managed a couple of wobbly pictures of these angelic watchers who have been watching since they were carved in the 15th century. All Saints, Wing.

This was a surprise to come across today, a Richard Long piece at Ascot House (Wing). Hard to show it properly but imagine a large circle in the grass filled with carefully arranged big chunks of slate that reflect the light and create different shadows throughout the day.

6 month paid traineeship for two young people in Luton www.wildlifebcn.org/jobs/wilder-...

This music is just out in the world and it’s very beautiful. karinepolwart.bandcamp.com/album/windbl...

Here's one to get you started. It is *sleep safe* which means there are no unexpected louder noises. Episode 189 - Night rain falls on a drystone wall (48mins) Under a tree on the edge of a field. Sheep in the distance. An owl warns of the rain to come. > radiolento.podbean.com/e/189-night-... <

On Desert island discs tomorrow is Peter Layton the man behind some beautiful glass designs and London Glassblowing in Bermondsey (where often you can watch glassblowers in action) londonglassblowing.co.uk/pages/peter-...

We know a song about that don’t we @dimorphodons.bsky.social 😂

Getting to see a set from John Smith in an ancient church at Edlfest tonight. (Different church to this one 😊) youtu.be/ko3_7bqc4oU?...

Some lovely carvings on a pulpit spotted on a walk and visit to Little Gaddesden church today.

Explore quiet scenes from beautiful Devon in our latest playlist. 3 full episodes plus 5 short videos from various locations. #DevonDay

Striking and dramatic but stinks of dead things when the flowers open so when neighbours are about I need to chop the flower heads off! Dragon Lily.

One of my favourite players doing a gig outside of London @thebearclubluton.bsky.social www.the-bear.club/whats-on/mar...

🚨This weekend only🚨 🚨CAT SOFA SALE 🚨 #Caturday #Catsofbluesky Bargains! craftysharp.etsy.com

If you have a young person in your life and they are thinking about apprenticeships (especially engineering / technician etc) the time to search is now for starts in August. www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk/apprenticesh...

There’s some superb knitwear in the play “Playboy of the Western World” I sense a farisle slip over project coming into being